Recessed hydrodynamic bearing for turbine damper riveting

A drive assembly for a torque converter comprising:

• a turbine;
• a damper assembly fixed to a first side of the turbine by connectors;
• and
• a hydrodynamic bearing fixed to a second side of the turbine opposite the first side, the hydrodynamic bearing including at least one recess formed therein receiving ends of the connectors, the hydrodynamic bearing including an inner circumferential surface, an outer circumferential surface, a first radially extending surface extending from the inner circumferential surface to the outer circumferential surface and a second radially extending surface extending from the inner circumferential surface to the outer circumferential surface, the first radially extending surface configured for contacting a stator, the second radially extending surface contacting the turbine, the second radially extending surface including the at least one recess, the first radially extending surface including a plurality of circumferentially spaced grooves extending from the inner circumferential surface to the outer circumferential surface.